Since the pandemic, inflation and the rise of charter schools have flipped the Duval County school district’s financial outlook.
The Duval County School Board met Tuesday to set a timeline for choosing which schools to close due to budget restrictions.JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — More than a dozen parents filled a Duval County School Board meeting on Tuesday, worried about what the future could hold for their child's school. The school board met Tuesday to talk about a plan to close schools and cut costs.close 27 schools.
Pearson summed up a harsh reality for Duval County schools; circumstances for the district have drastically changed. The school board has to decide on what schools to close as soon as possible, with a list of construction and renovation projects on hold until they decide which schools will stay open.“We’re getting ready to hire a new superintendent, and this doesn’t give them a whole lot of time to weigh in," said Hershey.
"It’s a balancing act," said Andrew Murdoch, whose child attends West Riverside Elementary."It’s a scale. Normally, you have to balance it. When it comes to education, it doesn’t. It goes in one direction, toward the children.”
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School board to vote on merger of 2 Duval County elementary schools on TuesdayDuval County Public Schools is considering merging R.L. Brown Elementary School and R.V. Daniels Elementary School
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Will school board opt to merge 2 Duval County elementary schools?The Duval County School Board will vote at its meeting Tuesday night on a plan to merge two elementary schools: R.L. Brown Elementary School and R.V. Daniels Elementary School.
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Local parents sound off about plan to close several Duval County schoolsThe district is exploring ways to address a $1.4 billion budget gap through consolidation, and Atlantic Beach Elementary School is one of the schools that would close under a proposal under consideration.
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Duval County Public Schools plans to have new superintendent picked by May 23The search for the next superintendent of Duval County Public Schools is underway and applications are being accepted through April 15. There are four candidates on the list right now.
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